Mount
Helena
| Like
the faces of old friends, the limestone cliffs and distinctive
silhouette of Mount Helena are heartwarming sights to
Helenans past and present. The mountain is now a city
park, with an excellent trail system. A spectacular view
of the Helena Valley can be had from the top, as seen
on the MontanaPictures.net
website. |
Mount
Helena from Le Grande Cannon Blvd., ca 1930
View
of Indian Tipis ~ Northern Flank of Mount Helena, ca.1870
Near the Intersection of Le Grand Cannon Blvd.
& Grant St.
COURTESY
OF THE DAVID POOR COLLECTION • CLICK
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Hikers Atop Mount Helena, Early 1900s
COURTESY OF THE CHARLES J. TIPTON COLLECTION • CLICK ON IMAGE TO OPEN A BIG VERSION IN A NEW WINDOW
Mount Helena, April 11 1915
Taken near what is now the corner of Joslyn
St. and Country Club Ave.
PHOTO
BY FLORENCE HOLTER, COURTESY OF AUB KIRKLAND • CLICK
ON IMAGE FOR A BIG VIEW IN A NEW WINDOW
Dodge Touring Car on Mount Helena, 1916
Courtesy of the Montana Memory Project
MHS PAc 76-50.1
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ON IMAGE FOR A BIG VIEW IN A NEW WINDOW
Mount
Helena from Le Grande Cannon Blvd., ca. 1930
Looking
North from Mount Helena, c. 1910
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Mount Helena Hikers, c. 1915
Dr. Joseph H. Owen Family/Friends
COURTESY
OF THE KENNON BAIRD COLLECTION • CLICK
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Female
Hiker Atop Mount Helena, 1923
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Postcard
View of the Summit from the West, about 1915
Summit of Mount Helena from the West, 1923
COURTESY
OF JOHN VOLLERSTON
View
of the Summit from the West, 1923
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Shelter
Atop Mount Helena, about 1903
|
This
shelter was built in 1903, but was heavily vandalized.
Nothing but the frame was left by 1923, and even it
was blown down by high winds in January of 1928. Today,
all that remains are a few rusted bolts embedded in
the rock.
In 1976, the Helena Kiwanis Club proposed building a
stone shelter near the summit, but it was met with opposition
from the Save Mount Helena Committee (a shelter would
be a magent for vandalism and trash), and the project
was rejected unanimously by city commissioners.
|
Family
in the Mount Helena Shelter, July 4 1910
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OF THE DAVID POOR COLLECTION • CLICK
ON IMAGE TO OPEN A BIG VERSION IN A NEW WINDOW
"Thor"
Motorcycle Atop Mount Helena, 1913
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OF THE DAVID POOR COLLECTION • CLICK
ON IMAGE TO OPEN A BIG VERSION IN A NEW WINDOW
Mount Helena Shelter, ca. 1913
COURTESY
OF GREG LOGAN
Mount Helena Shelter, ca. 1915
Dr. Joseph H. Owen Family/Friends
COURTESY
OF THE KENNON BAIRD COLLECTION • CLICK
ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE IN A NEW WINDOW
Shelter Frame Atop Mount Helena, 1923
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Mount
Helena from the 1400 block of Cannon St., 1937
THE
WES AND CAROL SYNNESS COLLECTION
| Photo by Catherine T. Stevens.The children in the photo are her children, Jim and Dorothy Stevens. |
Looking
West from Mount Helena Toward Fort Harrison, August 14, 1941
PHOTO
BY KENNON BAIRD
Mount
Helena from Broadwater, 1960s
PHOTO
BY KENNON BAIRD
Fatal
Explosion -- 1965-66 New Years Eve Prank
| Many
Helenans remember the sad event that took place on the
flanks of Mount Helena on January 2, 1966. Killed in the
explosion of 85 sticks of dynamite was Robert Nash, 17.
Frank Cuta, 16 was seriously injured. The story is presented
here as a cautionary tale... |
The Helena High School "H", 1966
COURTESY
OF PATTI CASEY SCOTT
| For
decades the maintenance, whitewashing and lighting of
the Helena High Scool "H" on the east side of
Mount Helena was a grand tradition. This double-exposure
photo, taken in the autumn of 1966 for the cover of the
1967 HHS Vigilante yearbook , took some doing... |
FROM
THE 1967 VIGILANTE
Oct. 13, 1973 Fire
Two views of the Oct. 13, 1973 fire on Mount Helena, taken from the 1700 block of Knight St. Photos courtesy of Dawn DeHart Lofthouse.
The fire was apparently started by four juveniles who were apprehended running from the scene. Thanks to favorable winds, the fire was quickly extinguished, but it could easily have been much worse. |
